mutchkin

[ muhch-kin ]

noun

1. Scot. a unit of liquid measure equal to a little less than a U.S. liquid pint.
2. a container, usually of pewter, holding this quantity.

mutchkin

/ ˈmʌtʃkɪn /

noun

1. a Scottish unit of liquid measure equal to slightly less than one pint

Word History and Origins

Origin of mutchkin¹

1375–1425; late Middle English ( Scots ) muchekyn < Middle Dutch mudseken, equivalent to mudse (diminutive of mudde ≪ Latin modius measure of grain) + -ken -kin

Word History and Origins

Origin of mutchkin¹

C15: from Middle Dutch mudseken, from Latin modius measure for grain

Example Sentences

But well sune put out that light, he whispered to his companion; awa and bring in a half-mutchkin.

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They then proposed to send for another half mutchkin, which they did, and urged him to drink; she took a little with them.

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A mutchkin o' usquebaugh for ilka man,' shouted a burly flesher, ''tis mair heartenin'.'

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Mutchkin was unquestionably a shrewd fellow, although he did his best to darken the light with which nature had endowned him.

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The patient, of course, was impressed with Mutchkin's acuteness, and so was the apprentice.

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